Using the Auditing Tool Kit
Georgia Enhanced Banner Student and
Financial Aid Systems User Documentation
Version 7.12
Office of Information andInstructional Technology
June 2008
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Table of Contents
Introduction to the Auditing Tool Kit
Auditing Requirements Satisfied with Banner Baseline Tools
List of All Accounts Receivable Users and Cashiers Assigned to Supervisors
List of All Open Cashier Sessions
List of All Detail Codes
List of Deleted Cashier Sessions
Reconciliation Report
Auditing Requirements Satisfied with OIIT Processes
List of Term Codes and Related Data
Term-based Designators for Detail Codes and Associated Information
List of Additional Registration Fees for a Specific Term
List of Fee Assessment Rules for a Specific Term
List of Refund Rules for Refunding by Total
List of Accounts Receivable Supervisors and Cashiers Assigned to Each
List of Supervisors and Restricted Users
List of Financial Aid Transactions with Source Code of ‘T’
Auditing Requirements for Security Satisfied by OIIT SQL Scripts
List of All Users with Access to AR Objects, Including Class and Roles
Determination of Value-based Security Status
Determination of Auditing Status for taismgr
List of All Users with Permission to Access taismgr Objects at the Database Level
List of User Activity as a Result of a Security Violation
List of Oracle Roles
List of All Users with Permission to Access Specific Objects at the Database Level
Assigning Users to a Specific Profile for Security
Assigning Users to a Specific Profile for Security
Appendix A: Reports No Longer Supported
Summary Data by Account Number
Detail Data by Account Number
Detail Data by Account Number
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Using the Auditing Tool Kit
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Using the Auditing Tool KitOffice of Information
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Using the Auditing Tool Kit
Introductionto the Auditing Tool Kit
Purpose of Tool Kit / The Office of Informational and Instructional Technology (OIIT) has worked with the State Auditors to develop a tool kit that institutions can use to provide auditors with documents that meet specific requirements. In addition, the kit includes processes used in the reconciliation between Banner Accounts Receivable and PeopleSoft Financials. The instructions, processes, and scripts provided in the Auditing Tool Kit help institutions prepare hard copies of materials specified before the auditors arrive to conduct the audit.SunGard Higher Education Solutions (SHES) Baseline Banner offers some tools, and OIIT has also developed processes and scripts that pull necessary data. Auditors may request that institutions provide the data set each process/script provides.
Target Audience / The target audience for this document includes auditors, comptrollers, Banner Accounts Receivable functional users, and DBAs.
Purpose of Document / This document provides instructions for retrieving data from Banner Accounts Receivable through the use of Banner Baseline processes/forms and OIIT-developed processes and scripts.
Tools that Produce Data to Satisfy Auditing Requirements / Probable User
Banner Baseline Tools / AR Functional User
OIIT SQL Processes for Auditing Requirements / AR Functional User
OIIT SQL Scripts for Security Needs / Banner DBA
Using Screen Captures
Caution
/ Screen captures capture only what is visible in the application on the screen. You may need to use Banner’s scroll bars to adjust what shows and take several captures to produce complete data. Even screen capture tools that have an autoscroll feature cannot capture data that are not visible unless you scroll within an application.
Support / For additional OIIT resources and support, contact the OIIT Helpdesk:
Web / (self-service ticket submission)
E-mail /
For urgent or production down situations, call the OIIT Helpdesk:
Local / 706-583-2001
Toll free within Georgia / 1-888-875-3697
References
/ Detailed information about using all Banner Baseline Accounts Receivable forms and processes discussed here is located in Using SCT Banner Accounts Receivable, version 7.0.
Auditing Requirements Satisfied with Banner Baseline Tools
Introduction / Banner Baseline Accounts Receivable offers tools that can be used to provide the following lists that satisfy the State Auditor’s requirements during the audit period:Requirement Satisfied / Banner Baseline Tool / Name
All AR users and cashiers assigned to supervisors / User Profile Definition Form / TGAUPRF
All open cashier sessions / Cashier Supervisory Form / TGACSPV
All detail codes / Detail Code Report / TGRDETC
Deleted cashier sessions / Cashier Delete/Report Process / TGRCDEL
Reconciliation Report / Accounts Receivable Reconciliation Report / TGRRCON
Caution
/ ORACLE reports may be required for running one or more Banner baseline reports.
List of All Accounts Receivable Users and Cashiers Assigned to Supervisors
User Profile Definition Form (TGAUPRF) / The User Profile Definition form (TGAUPRF) establishes users within the accounts receivable module. Users may be given restricted access to specific defined criteria.A screen print of this form provides a list of all AR users and cashiers assigned to supervisors that meet this requirement. A sample follows:
List of All Open Cashier Sessions
Cashier Supervisory Form (TGACSPV) / The Cashier Supervisory form (TGACSPV) provides a list of all the active cashier sessions to meet this requirement.The User field displays the cashier user ID. The illustration displays four active cashier sessions with start dates and times. The End Date and Time display the date and time of the last activity in the open session.
Cashier sessions are not assigned a session number until they are closed in the Cashier Session Review form (TGACREV). Page two of TGACSPV displays closed, finalized, and reported cashier sessions.
List of All Detail Codes
Detail Code Report (TGRDETC) / The Detail Code Report (TGRDETC) displays all detail codes created in BannerAR and the associated details including account numbers and related effective dates to meet this requirement.Execute this report process from Job Submission (GJAPCTL) and print the results. You can display the information on the screen, print, save to a file, mail, or preview the list.
Warning
/ TGRDETC is an ORACLE report. ORACLE reports must be installed for the process to execute and complete successfully.
Sample output follows.
List of Deleted Cashier Sessions
Cashier Delete/Report Process (TGRCDEL)Warning
/ Run the Cashier Delete/Report process (TGRCDEL) to report cashier sessions that have had all of their transaction detail records fed to the general ledger through the Accounting Feed process (TGRFEED) to meet this requirement.
Execute TGRCDEL through Job Submission (GJAPCTL) and print the file.
Because BannerAR does not store header records for deleted cashier sessions, users should print and keep a hard copy of the report output every time TGRCDEL is run.
Sample report output is provided:
Reconciliation Report
Accounts Receivable Reconciliation Report (TGRRCON) / The Accounts Receivable Reconciliation Report (TGRRCON) provides receivable reconciliation information that allows users to reconcile to the general ledger of the financials system to meet this requirement.The Application of Payments process (TGRAPPL) and the Accounting Feed process (TGRFEED) must be executed successfully before running TGRRCON.
Sample output follows:
Auditing Requirements Satisfied with OIIT Processes
Introduction / OIIT has developed processes to produce the following lists that meet the State Auditor’s requirements during the audit period:Requirement Satisfied / Script Name
Term codes and related data / ZAQTERM
Term-based designators for detail codes and associated information / ZAQTBDS
Additional registration fees for a specific term / ZAQAFEE
Fee assessment rules for a specific term / ZAQRGFE
Refund rules used when refunding by total / ZAQRFND
AR supervisors and the cashiers assigned to each / ZAQCASN
Supervisors and restricted users / ZAQTPRF
Financial aid transactions with a source code of ‘T’ / ZAQCSHT
List of Term Codes and Related Data
ZAQTERM / The Term Code Data Report (ZAQTERM) prints report output for all term codes or a specific term. The term description, term/housing start and end dates, term type, academic year, required indicator, activity date, and fields related to financial aid are included in the report.Execute ZAQTERM from Job Submission (GJAPCTL).
The process can be executed for all terms or a specific term. The wildcard value of % is used to execute this process for information related to all terms defined in STVTERM.
The results of the process are written to a .lis file. A .log file is also generated.
A sample output report follows:
Term-based Designators for Detail Codes and Associated Information
ZAQTBDS / The Term Based Designator Data Report (ZAQTBDS) prints report output for all term-based designators. The description, operator, term code, and effective date are reported.Execute the process from Job Submission (GJAPCTL).
The term-based designator, operator, term code, activity date, and effective date are provided in the report output. A .lis file is produced, and a .log file is also generated.
Sample output follows:
List of Additional Registration Fees for a Specific Term
ZAQAFEE / The Additional Registration Fees Report (ZAQAFEE) is a process that provides report output for additional registration fees charged to students for a specific term. The output includes the detail code, detail code description, and amount to be charged for the term selected.Note: Not all USG institutions use the Additional Registration Fees Control form (SFAAFEE); therefore, results from this process may vary from one institution to another.
Execute the process from Job Submission (GJAPCTL).
The term code parameter will accept a wildcard (%) for all terms and a specific term code.
The output provides the term code, detail code, description, and amount. The information is written to a .lis file, and a .log file is generated. A sample output file follows:
List of Fee Assessment Rules for a Specific Term
ZAQRGFE / The Fee Assessment Rules Report (ZAQRGFE) provides report output for all fee assessment rules for a specific term code.Execute the process from Job Submission (GJAPCTL). A specific term code is entered in the Term Code parameter.
The output is written to a .lis file, and a .log file is also generated. Sample output follows:
List of Refund Rules for Refunding by Total
ZAQRFND / The Refund By Total Rules Report (ZAQRFND) provides report output for refund rules associated with refunding by total.Note: Not all USG institutions calculate refunds by total; therefore, results may vary.
Execute the script from Job Submission (GJAPCTL).
The term code parameter will accept a specific term code or a wildcard (%) for all terms.
The output provides a list of the term code, begin and end dates, tuition detail code, tuition percent, fee detail code, and fee percent. The output is written to a .lis file, and a .log file is also generated. Sample output follows:
List of Accounts Receivable Supervisors and Cashiers Assigned to Each
ZAQCASN / The Accounts Receivable Supervisory Report (ZAQCASN) provides report output for each supervisor and all cashiers assigned.Execute the script from Job Submission (GJAPCTL).
The supervisors and assigned cashiers are written to a .lis file, and a .log file is generated. Sample output follows:
List of Supervisors and Restricted Users
ZAQTPRF / The Supervisor Restricted User Report (ZAQTPRF) provides report output for each supervisor and restricted user, as well as the permissions granted to each.Execute the script from Job Submission (GJAPCTL).
The output lists all cashier IDs, names of cashiers, restricted indicator, supervisor indicator, category code, category code, description, and type. The output is written to a .lis file, and a .log file is generated. A sample report follows:
List of Financial Aid Transactions with Source Code of ‘T’
ZAQCSHT / The Financial Aid Source Code T Transactions Report (ZAQCSHT) provides a list of financial aid payments that have a source code of T.Execute the script from Job Submission (GJAPCTL).
There are two parameters. The start date is the beginning date from which the user wants data to be pulled. The end date is the last date for which the user would like information. Both parameters are entered using the format DD-MON-YYYY.
The output displays the Student ID, Student Name, Term Code, Detail Code, Detail Code Description, Amount, User ID, and Transaction Date. Sample output follows.
Auditing Requirements for Security Satisfied by OIIT SQL Scripts
Introduction / OIIT has developed scripts to be executed by the Banner DBA or Security Administrator to produce the following security information for the auditors. The audit team will request the report output for each requirement during the audit period.Requirement Satisfied / Script Name
All Users with Access to AR Objects, Including Class and Roles / ZAQTCLS
Determination of Value-based Security Status / ZAQQVBS
Determination of Auditing Status for taismgr / ZAQTAUD
All Users with Permission to Access taismgr Objects at the Database Level / ZAQTOBJ
User Activity as a Results of a Security Violation / ZAQALOG
Oracle Roles / ZAQROLE
All Users with Access to Specific Objects, Including Class and Roles / ZAQSCLS
Assigning Users to a Specific Profile for Security / ZAAFUNC
ZAAPROF
ZAAGRPF
ZAAEXPW
List of All Users with Access to AR Objects, Including Class and Roles
ZAQTCLS / Execute ZAQTCLS in SQLPlus.The user running the script must be bansecr.
The report output lists the user, specific objects, role, and activity date that can be accessed only through Banner by the specific user. The output file produced is zaqtcls.lis.
Following is a sample report:
Determination of Value-based Security Status
ZAQQVBS / ZAQQVBS determines if value-based security (VBS) is active.Execute ZAQQVBS in SQLPlus. The user running the script must be BANSECR. Report output is a text file named zaqqvbs.lis that provides information to let the requestor know if VBS is active.
Sample output follows:
Determination of Auditing Status for taismgr
ZAQTAUD / Execute ZAQTAUD from SQLPlus to determine if auditing is active for taismgr. The user must be taismgr. Report output provides information regarding auditing. If no rows are returned, auditing is not active.Sample output follows:
List of All Users with Permission to Access taismgr Objects at the Database Level
ZAQTOBJ / Execute ZAQTOBJ from SQLPlus. The user must have select privileges on DBA_TAB_PRIVS. A text file named zaqtobj.lis is the report output that provides a list of users who have access to the taismgr objects at the database level.A sample report follows:
List of User Activity as a Result of a Security Violation
ZAQALOG / Execute ZAQALOG from SQLPlus. The user must be BANSECR. Output is a file named zaqalog.lis that lists user activity that has violated security within the Banner application. When prompted, enter a start and end date.A sample report follows:
List of Oracle Roles
ZAQROLE / Execute ZAQROLE from SQLPlus to produce a list of user activities that have violated security within the Banner application. The user needs select access to DBA_ROLE_PRIVS.Following the prompt, enter a start and end date at the time of execution.
The zaqrole.lis file is generated. A sample report follows:
List of All Users with Permission to Access Specific Objects at the Database Level
ZAQSCLS / Execute ZAQSCLS in SQLPlus.The user running the script must be bansecr.
The report output lists the user, specific objects, role, and activity date that can be accessed only through Banner by the specific user. The output file produced is zaqscls.lis.
A sample report follows:
Assigning Users to a Specific Profile for Security
ZAAFUNC / Execute zaafunc.sql from SQLPlus to create the BOR_VERIFY_FUNCTION password strentht function called by BOR_PROFILE. This script will test the strength of passwords to ensure that passwords have a length of at least six, password is not set to the same as another username, password contains at least one number and at least one alpha character, and password is not set to commonly used words such as ‘password’ or ‘oracle’.The user should be connected as ‘sysdba’ to execute this script.
The zaafunc.lis file is generated. A sample report is below.
ZAAPROF / Execute zaaprof.sql from SQLPlus to create the BOR_PROFILE Oracle profile. The following limits are set on user logins:
- Failed login attempts: 5
- Sessions per user: 3
- Password lock time: 1/1440
- Password reuse max: 2
- Password reuse time: 180
- Password life time: 90
- Verify function: BOR_VERIFY_FUNCTION
The zaaprof.lis file is generated. A sample report is below.
ZAAGRPF / Execute zaagrpf.sql from SQLPlus to assign all end users to the BOR_PROFILE that are not Oracle distributed or Banner schema owners.
The user should be connected as ‘system’ to execute this script.
ZAAEXPW / Execute zaaexpw.sql from SQLPlus to expire passwords for all Banner end users that are not Oracle distributed or Banner schema owners.
The user should be connected as ‘system’ to execute this script.
Note: This script is not required. However, if the script is not executed, the expiration of passwords is not enforced. The execution will enforce the expiration of passwords for all users.
The zaaexpw.lis file is generated. A sample report is below.
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